verb ai 9
s/he gets off work (at end of shift); s/he stops or has stopped working, retires, resigns, etc.
Plural:
mehtolukhotuwok
Verb Stem:
-mehtoluhke-

Keywords

stop
retire
resign
work 2

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Macekonaniya nicanuwa, apc 'tapaciyawolotiniya; on anqoc wen mehtoluhket, mec-al newinsk kehsikoton, on yaka wen 'tapaciyan. They raise their children, then they come back; and sometimes when someone retires, after maybe 40 years, then he or she comes back. (JAN)
Mehtoluhket Mali nit-tehc woli-te 'toliyan wikuwak naka apc mace-luhkatomon wik. After Mary is done with work she goes home and starts work on her house.

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